Control of Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2011

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

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s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Control of Pesticides

(Amendment) Act, No. 31 of 2011.

s 2Amendment of section 24 of Act, No. 33 of 1980

Section 24 of the Control of Pesticides Act, No. 33 of 1980 as amended by Act, No. 6 of 1994 is hereby further amended as follows:—

(1)

in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution for the words “fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees” of the words “fine not less than fifty thousand rupees and not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees”; and

(2)

in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution for the words “shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence” of the words “shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to a fine not less than one hundred thousand rupees and not exceeding five hundred thousand rupees.”.

s 3Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.